Comments on: Pennies for Pounds – Should the Government Tax Soda?

By: Yankee

Yankee — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:41:58 +0000

Yet another tax from the Democrat party!?

By: HUUMM

HUUMM — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:06:28 +0000

Isn’t it sad that once some people started to realized that soda was “kinda” bad for us and moved toward requests for water at fast food joints, they wanted to charge us for it … like 10 cents to cover the cost of cup, lid, straw, making the ice and minimum wage labor to fill it from a tap.

Well, some folks find it silly to pay 10 cents for something we can get for “free” at home. Fast food gets clever and offers pre bottled water that costs them the same in bulk, but customers will now pay a whole dollar for it!

In fact, you can now go many places and pay the same or MORE for the same number of ounces of water as you do for soda. I am personally so against bottled water because it is a true luxury, that it should be taxed, too!

Please know that I am not so nieve to realized there are places even in this country where tap water is NOT safe… say the foothills surrounding Mountaintop Coal Mining and for home owners with well water downstream from concentrated animal farms.

By: FormatMe

FormatMe — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:03:01 +0000

Screw taxing soda. That’s a tax on college students! I need my Mountain Dew!

By: Tweeek

Tweeek — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:35:33 +0000

I think that soda should be taxed. Especially the stuff with high fructose corn syrup. Seriously, this is national disease. It impacts an important protein in your body called leptin and causes you to gain weight and your triglyceride count to raise. If we taxed everything with HFCS, then maybe the soda and fruit juice companies would switch back to real sugar, which has its own problems but far less dangerous.

By: Mel

Mel — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:56:16 +0000

I agree. Soda and sweetened drinks that may contribute to obesity and related health problems should be taxed. The government already has it’s “sin” taxes; cigarettes, and liquor, both of which may contribute to health care problems, likewise may lead to higher health care cost. So, why not add soda and sweetened drinks to the list.
But why stop there? If we add soda and sweetened drinks to the list of “sin” taxes than what else can we add? Candy, cookies, potato chips, cake, French fries…? Should the government apply a tax to all food since preservatives used in the food may cause health issue, or hormones given to the animals which we consume may contribute to health issues. What is the true cost society will pay by allowing the government to apply such a tax? Another Boston Tea Party? I see a slipper slope ahead.

By: Mike Harmon

Mike Harmon — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:17:03 +0000

Thanks for posting the article, was certainly a great read!